Pen-holder



(No Model) H. F. ATWOOD & E. WALLIS, Jr.

PEN HOLDER.

No. 327,642. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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llNrTEb STATES PATENT OEErcEo HORACE FRANKLIN ATVOOD AND EDWARD VALLIS,JR., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,642, dated October6, 1885.

Application filed March 24, 1885. Serial No.159,968.

To all whom, it 71mg/ concern:

Be it known that we, HORACE F. Arwoon and EDWARD VALLIs, Jr., ofRochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have inventedcertain Improvements in Pen-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

The aim of this invention is to provide a holder adapted to carry twoseparate pens,

1o and admit of their being brought into action instantly, thus enablingthe penman without loss of time to make use of separate pens fordifferent inks or for different purposes.

To this end it consists in a holder provided at one end with means forreceiving two pens and moving one endwise with respect to the otherinorder to present one or the other in position for use at will; in thecombination, with the two pen-receiving devices, of con- 2o necting oroperating devices whereby the projection of one pen is caused to effectthe retraction of the other, and in various features and combinations ofminor importance.

The invention may be embodied in various forms and niodied in variousparticulars, which will suggest themselves to the skilled mechanic afterreading the description of the nature and object of the invention asherein stated, without departing from the limits of 3o the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, we have represented our holder in two ofits various forms. Figure lrepresentsalongitudinalvertical sectionthrough our improved holder in its preferred form, the upper pen beingadjusted for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the holder, with the lowerinstead of the upper pen projected for use. Fig. 3 is a cross-section onthe line x x. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the 4o line y y. Fig.5 is aview looking endwise against the points of the pens. Fig. 6 is alongitudinal vertical section of the holder in another form. Fig. 7 is across-section on the line z e. Figs. S and 9 are end views ofmodiiications.

Referring to Figs. l to 5, A represents the outer tubular body of theholder, made of cylindrical or other suitable form.

B B are two slides arranged side byside 5o within the body of theholder, so as to move longitudinally therein. Each of these slides,

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which constitute the holders proper, is pro vided at the lower end withan ordinary penreceiving socket, or otherwise constructed to receive andhold an ordinary writing-pen. It will be seen that by means of theseslides two pens, C C', may be carried in the one holder, and that eitherpen may be brought into action at will by moving its slide forward andthe other slide backward.

In order to secure the simultaneous and automatic action of the slides,they are connected by means of an intermediate pinion, D, pivoted in thecase and arranged to engage rackbars c a on the upper ends of t-herespective 6 slides.

Either one of the slides is provided with a stud or button, E,projecting through a slot in the case or body in convenient position tobe moved by the thumb oringcrof the penmau. When this stud is applied,as in the drawings, to the upper slide, its forward movement willproject the upper pen in position for use,wh1le at the same time motionwill be communicated from the upper slide through the pinion to thelowerslide,wl1ich will be retracted in turn within the body, as shown in Fig.l. A reverse movement of the button withdraws the upper pen and projectsthe lower, as shown in Fig. 2.

Passing now to the construction represented in Figs. 6 and 7, it will beseen that the external body and the two internal pen-carryingsl1des areconstructed and arranged in essentially the saine manner as in thefirst'dcscxibed device. In place, however, of the intermediate pinion aflexible cord or chain, F, is secured in grooves or channels in theinner faces of the slides, and extended around stationary guide-pulleysG, so that the movement of either slide will cause the cord to move theother slide in the oppose direction.

As regards the connection of the two slides,

the essence of the invention lies in connecting them in such manner thatthey will be moved simultaneously in opposite directions.

It is manifest that the connection between the slides may be omitted andeach provided with a button or thumb-piece, in which case it will benecessary to operate them independ- ICQ ently, withdrawing one as theother is proj ccted.

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It is preferred to construct the holder as in the gures above described,to carry the two pens with their backs uppermost, in order to avoid thenecessity of turning the holder when changing from one pen to the other;but, if desired, the holder may be constructed as represented in Figs. 8and 9, to carry the two pens back to back or face to face.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. The improvedpen-holder consisting of a oase or body containing in one end the twopen sockets or holders, each adapted for projection when the other isretracted, whereby two pens may be used in one holder withoutinterference.

2. In a pen-holder, the combination of the case or body, the pinion, andthe two slides en- HORACE FRANKLIN ATVOOD.

EDWARD WALLIS, JR. Vitnesses:`

J. F. CAMP,

G. F. UNGLENK.

